Candyman to bring back audacious & meaningful fun of the original

Posted 6 years ago

Producer Jordan Peele and director Nia DaCosta's "spiritual sequel" to Bernard Rose & Clive Barker's CANDYMAN with Yahya Abdul-Mateen II (WATCHMEN) and Teyonah Parris (IF BEALE STREET COULD TALK) will be unleashed into a theater near you this June. Earlier today we shared the film's...

First trailer for Candyman “dares you to say his name.”

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The first trailer for CANDYMAN has arrived and it's looking to put a fresh spin on a familiar tale. Produced and co-written by Jordan Peele and directed by Nia DaCosta, the film is not being described as a reboot but more...

First poster for Candyman released ahead of trailer launch on Thursday

Posted 6 years ago

It has been a bit of a rough time for horror with the releases of THE GRUDGE, THE TURNING, FANTASY ISLAND & BRAHMS: THE BOY II but 2020 still has a lot to offer for the genre and one of...

New Candyman film gets a poster ahead of Thursday trailer release

Posted 6 years ago

A couple days ago, we heard that a trailer for the Jordan Peele-produced "spiritual sequel" to the 1992 classic CANDYMAN would be released sometime this week, and now we know when it's coming. The CANDYMAN trailer will be online Thursday...

Producer: New Candyman will deal with toxic fandom, no comment on Tony Todd

Posted 7 years ago

Ian Cooper will be producing a "spiritual sequel" to the 1992 classic CANDYMAN with Jordan Peele and Win Rosenfeld, through Peele's company Monkeypaw Productions, and he had an interesing answer when Deadline asked him if the film would address any...

Tony Todd discusses the new Candyman film, waiting to receive his contract

Posted 7 years ago

For a while, it was looking like genre legend Tony Todd was going to be left out of the loop on director Nia DaCosta and producer Jordan Peele's "spiritual sequel" to Todd's most popular film, CANDYMAN. While fans wondered how they...

Director: Yahya Abdul-Mateen II isn’t replacing Tony Todd in Candyman

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Back in January, we heard that Lakeith Stanfield was in talks to star in director Nia DaCosta's "spiritual sequel" to the 1992 classic CANDYMAN. If Stanfield's deal had closed, he would have been taking on the role of Anthony, a...

Candyman director says Yahya Abdul-Mateen II won’t be replacing Tony Todd

Posted 7 years ago

Last month it was reported that AQUAMAN's Yahya Abdul-Mateen II would be starring in the upcoming CANDYMAN reboot, and many took that to mean that the actor would be stepping into the role originally played by Tony Todd, but director...

Beale Street’s Teyonah Parris in talks to join Jordan Peele’s Candyman

Posted 7 years ago

The upcoming CANDYMAN remake, which is actually being called a "spiritual sequel," is being developed by Jordan Peele (GET OUT) and will be directed by Nia DaCosta (LITTLE WOODS). Peele will also be penning the script alongside Win Rosenfeld and both...

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